Reversal of inflammatory pain by HSV-1-mediated overexpression of enkephalin in the caudal ventrolateral medulla

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1008-1014

  Martins, I ^a,b   Cabral, L ^a,b   Pinto, A ^a,b   Wilson, S P ^c   Lima, D ^a,b   Tavares, I ^a,b,d  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Institute of Histology and Embryology   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Descending modulation; Gene therapy; Gene transfer; Naloxone; Opioids; Pain control system

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HERPESVIRUS VECTOR; NALOXONE; PREPROENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAUDAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURALGIA; NEURITIS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 80455164738     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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